One Thing at a Time: 100 Simple Ways to Live Clutter-Free Every Day

Simple, effective ways to put things in their place from the therapist, professional organizer, and author of Making Peace with the Things in Your Life .
Those piles of papers, clothes, and other things you thought you'd successfully de-cluttered have returned, and this time they brought friends. What's the use of trying to fight the clutter? Is there a better way?
This powerful and useful guide delivers solutions that work, no matter how overwhelmed you feel. The answer isn't an elaborate new system, or a solemn vow to start tomorrow. Instead, psychotherapist and organizer Cindy Glovinsky shares 100 simple strategies for tackling the problem the way it grows—one thing at a time. Here's a sampling of the tips explained in the book: Declare a fix-it day Purge deep storage areas first Label it so you can read it Get a great letter opener Practice toy population planning Leave it neater than you found it
Written in short takes and with a supportive tone, this is an essential, refreshing book that helps turn a hopeless struggle into a manageable part of life, one thing at a time.
Praise for Making Peace with the Things in Your Life
"Glovinsky is a compassionate, talented organizer who understands the root causes of people's clutter woes. This is a really helpful book." —Judith Kolberg, author of Conquering Chronic Disorganization and coauthor of ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life
"Glovinsky asks readers to examine the underlying psychological issues that they have with things . . . She takes Julie Morgenstern's Organizing from the Inside Out to the next level." — Library Journal